First Arrests in Bareilly
On 3 December, the first two arrests were made under the new law passed by the UP government against unlawful conversion, both of which were in Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly district.
21-year Owais Ahmad was arrested on Wednesday, 3 December, for allegedly pressuring a Hindu woman to convert to Islam, reported The Indian Express.
According to the report, Ahmad also threatened the girl’s parents, after they raised objections over the alleged forceful conversion.
According to the Hindustan Times report, an FIR was filed on Monday, 30 November, against a man identified as Tahir Hussain and his brothers, Sagir and Munna under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance.
According to the FIR, the accused Tahir Hussain was in a relationship with the woman of Hindu religion.
The girl’s family has alleged that Hussain assaulted her resulting in her miscarriage. An FIR under Indian Penal Code (IPC) 506 and 313 have been lodged against the…